Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
8-31-1988
Degree Name
Master of Science in Management - (M.S.)
Department
Organizational and Social Sciences
First Advisor
Philip Nufrio
Abstract
The objective of this study is to focus on the factors underlying the prosperity of Taiwan from a cross-cultural perspective by utilizing Hofstede's (1980) theory and England's (1983) theory. It presents the scores on Hofstede's four indices (Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism and Masculinity), using it to compare with countries, and touches upon England's eleven work goals.
Through research and analysis comparisons of the differences and similarities between Taiwan (Republic of China) and the other countries are found and based on these, the modifications can be made to improve the current managerial pattern. For the past few years, there has always existed the problem of inadequate development of Chinese managerial pattern in Taiwan. The inability of managerial practices transplanting from America justifies the necessity of developing one's own pattern, and the origin of one's own pattern is from the understanding of one's own culture. Although a definitive conclusion has not yet been met, inspirational propositions still can be found. This report will first introduce the representative work on comparative management, and then based on these develop a conceptual framework to obtain concrete data. I hope that this report will give a direction to my country in modern management skills or anybody who has an interest in cross-culture study.
Recommended Citation
Ouyang, Jih-Ping, "The comparison of different quality of working life among countries from a cross-cultural perspective" (1988). Theses. 3156.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3156
